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Vascular prosthesis, manufacturing method of the same, and substrate for vascular prosthesis

US5387236A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 10, 1992
Grant dateFeb 7, 1995
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Expiry dateDec 10, 2012

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S623/921
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to a vascular prosthesis wherein, fragments of biological tissues such as vascular tissues, connective tissues, fat tissues and muscular tissues and/or cells composing vascular walls such as vascular endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells and fibroblast cells are deposited and captured within the wall of a vascular prosthesis substrate; a manufacturing method comprising the steps of immersing a vascular prosthesis substrate into a dispersed solution of fragments of biological tissues such as vascular tissues, connective tissues, fat tissues and muscular tissues and/or cells composing vascular walls such as vascular endothelial cells, smooth muscle cells and fibroblast cells, and depositing and capturing the cells and/or tissue fragments on the inner wall and within the wall of the vascular prosthesis from one side to the other side of the vascular prosthesis substrate wall by providing a pressure differential between the outside and the inside of the vascular prosthesis substrate; and a substrate suitable for manufacturing a vascular prosthesis having a porous membrane having pores capable of trapping tissue fragments, or a laminate structure with such a membr…

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